Obama Parties the Night Away As #Ferguson Burns

President Barack Obama spent nearly five hours Monday evening at a dinner party at the Washington, D.C. residence of his White House chef, Sam Kass. Obama partied the night away as the Missouri town of Ferguson erupted in fresh riots over the shooting death a week ago Saturday of unarmed 18 year old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer.

Obama left for Kass’ home located a few blocks from the White House at Logan Circle around 6:30 p.m. EDT according to Bloomberg reporter Angela Greiling Keane.

Obama dining at the Logan Circle home of WH chef Sam Kass. No pressure.

Recipients of the pool report posted from it on Twitter: 11:54 p.m. “Obama had “a nearly 5-hour dinner & visit to the D.C. home of Sam Kass, the White House Sr Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy,” per pool.”

Obama had “a nearly 5-hour dinner & visit to the D.C. home of Sam Kass, the White House Sr Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy,” per pool.

The Hill reported Obama was joined at the dinner party by a woman who was not his wife, deputy chief of staff Anita Decker Breckenridge.

Last night before he left his Martha’s Vineyard vacation for two days of meetings (and dinner parties) at the White House, Obama was photographed at a jazz concert while rioting broke out again in Ferguson. (The photo was deleted by the original poster but was preserved for history by others.)

According to the White House’s published schedule for Obama, he spent twice as much time partying Monday night than he spent on national security briefings and meetings Monday morning.

Obama announced Monday afternoon he was sending Attorney General Eric Holder to Ferguson on Wednesday. Obama is scheduled to resume his vacation on Wednesday.